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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter VI, "The Robinson Affair".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Delamarche appears on the street to find out what is happening with the hired car, what is he wearing?
(a) A violet dressing gown and a pair of underwear.
(b) The good suit of Karl's that he supposedly sold to the chambermaid.
(c) An Occidental Hotel robe and silk pajamas.
(d) A white waistcoat with black pockets and fancy wool slacks.

2. What disappoints Karl about his new job?
(a) The manual explicitly forbids sleeping in the elevator during slow hours.
(b) He is assigned to an elevator that does not serve the hotel's richer clients.
(c) He cannot figure out how to polish the elevator brass as well as Rennel does.
(d) The only contact he has with the elevator's machinery is pushing a button.

3. How long is Karl at the Occidental Hotel before he hears that Delamarche has been asking about him?
(a) A month.
(b) Two months.
(c) A week.
(d) Two weeks.

4. What do Delamarche and Robinson both say their profession is?
(a) Dockworker.
(b) Locksmith.
(c) Construction worker.
(d) Truck driver.

5. What has the servant woman named the child that she alleges Karl fathered?
(a) Karl.
(b) Johanna.
(c) Lisel.
(d) Jakob.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title does Karl's uncle Jakob hold?

2. How does Karl's relationship with Rennel show that Karl has not grown much from his experiences?

3. What is one of the stoker's chief complaints about Schubal?

4. What item from his trunk does Karl think of giving to the stoker?

5. What is the name of Karl's riding companion?

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